diff --git a/scripts/checksyscalls.sh b/scripts/checksyscalls.sh
index 9becaf8d7b78..b2ab3b1d76b8 100755
--- a/scripts/checksyscalls.sh
+++ b/scripts/checksyscalls.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 # checksyscalls.sh gcc gcc-options
 #
 
+set -e
+
 reference_table="$(dirname $0)/../arch/x86/entry/syscalls/syscall_32.tbl"
 
 ignore_list() {